biker55 Report post Posted June 20, 2015 hello all, I have to make a small strap to secure my knife handle onto a sheath that I'm making. the leather is 8 oz tan leather so it's kinda thick. what tool or advice can you guys/gals provide me to accomplish this. I also plan on installing a snap rivet onto the strap. Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ramrod Report post Posted June 20, 2015 well, if you don't have a skiving knife, you could use a wood chisel. it should be extremely sharp. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chief31794 Report post Posted June 20, 2015 You can skive it with several tools: Bench Skiver (Best solution) Hand Skiver (next best) Round Knife (needs to be really sharp) Block Plane (needs to be really sharp) or buy some 4 or 6 oz leather, you can buy 2 square feet of Hermann Oak from SLC, get 4 oz, cut your strap from it, then use the rest to make wallet backs, money clips, checkbook covers, business card cases, phone cases, etc, etc, Hope this helps, Chief Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
